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SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
April 21-25, 1997
| Date Issued | Type of Case(1) | Proceeding or Appn. No. | Party or Parties | TTAB Panel(2) | Issue | TTAB Decision | Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services | Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services | Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney | Examining Attorney | Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 4-23 | OPP OPP CANC CANC |
85,244 86,365 20,434 20,435 |
Fabila Foods, Inc. v. Alex Foods, Inc. | Seeherman Hanak* Hairston |
2(d) | Oppositions Sustained and Petitions to Cancel Granted | "LA HACIENDA" [Mexican foods] | "HACIENDA" and "HACIENDA (and design) [both marks for Mexican-type food products, namely, chili con carne, burritos, corn tortillas and corn tortilla strips]; "HACIENDA" (and design) [burritos, fajitas, enchiladas, and tamales]; "HACIENDA" [lard, fried pork skin, nixtamal, masa, salsa, chili, tostada shells, tortilla chips, taco chips, tortilla strips, cheese enchiladas, tamales, burritos, Mexican pan and cake] | No | ||
| 4-23 | EX | 74/505,121 | Farmland Foods, Inc. | Hanak Quinn* Walters |
2(e)(1) | Refusal Affirmed | "GOURMET RIB BITES" [cooked barbecue ribs] | Mullen | No | ||
| 4-23 | OPP | 94,781 | American Life Ins. Co. v. Americo Life, Inc. | Cissel Seeherman Hairston* |
2(d) | Opposition Sustained | "AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY" (in stylized lettering) [underwriting life insurance and annuities]; "ALICO" [underwriting life and accident and health insurance and annuities]; "AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (and design) [underwriting life and accident and health insurance and annuities] | "AMERICO LIFE INC" (and design) [life insurance underwriting services] | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (R)=Request for Reconsideration
(2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
SUMMARY OF FINAL DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
April 21-25, 1997 (continued)
| Date Issued | Type of Case(1) | Proceeding or Appn. No. | Party or Parties | TTAB Panel(2) | Issue | TTAB Decision | Opposer's or Petitioner's Mark and Goods or Services | Applicant's or Respondent's Mark and Goods or Services | Mark and Goods Cited by Examining Attorney | Examining Attorney | Citable as Precedent of TTAB |
| 4-24 | EX | 74/414,040 | FHP, Inc. | Sams Quinn Hohein* |
2(e)(1) [genericness] | Refusal Affirmed | "SENIOR PLAN" [health services, namely, medical, dental, optometric and psychiatric services made available primarily at medical centers] | Carruthers | No |
(1) EX=Ex Parte Appeal; OPP=Opposition; CANC=Cancellation; CU=Concurrent Use; (SJ)=Summary Judgment; (R)=Request for Reconsideration
(2) *=Opinion Writer; (D)=Dissenting Panel Member
Last Modified: 10/13/98